Otherwise, once the king appears, his secret of switching places with Erii will be immediately exposed!

Odin wasted such a great gift!

“Brother, I want to send her back to her country,” Xia Mu said, looking up at Yuan Zhisheng.

"Yes, I already know. Sakura will take you there."

Genjiro clearly didn't catch the double meaning in his words.

"Aren't you coming?" Xia Mu asked.

Yuan Zhisheng shook his head and comforted him, "The Executive Department is very busy. I'll keep you company when you get back."

Xia Mu nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Without Genjiro, things would undoubtedly be much more difficult, but there's no other way. As long as Erii is sent away, safety will be guaranteed.

"I've already booked a first-class ticket for the 10 o'clock flight."

Not long after Yuan Zhisheng left, Xia Mu's phone lit up; it was a message from Chen Ning.

He picked up Erii's small suitcase, turned around and called to her, "Let's go."

Erii, however, did not move.

She stood in the center of the room, silently looking around, a sadness flashing across her bright eyes.

She had lived here alone for many years, and life only became more colorful with Xia Mu's arrival. But leaving here also meant abandoning the past.

She is a girl who is very afraid of losing things, and leaving is a good thing, but it will not be easy for her.

“Eri,” Natsuki said softly, looking at her small face, “you will have so much more if you leave here.”

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This is a cage, a shackle on Erii's body.

He wanted to change her entire life, instead of remaining stuck in her past misery and secretly enjoying the perfect girl created by that tragic environment.

To him, she was still a child whose mind had not fully developed.

"Ah."

Erii nodded silently, walked to his side, and reached out her hands to grasp his free right hand.

Xia Mu was stunned for a moment.

Her small hands felt slightly cool to the touch, yet smooth as jade, tightly enveloping his large hands.

He saw her eyes, and he saw the undisguised unease in them.

Xia Mu paused for a moment, then silently tightened his grip on her delicate hand.

"Rumble..."

Sakura saw them approaching from outside and opened the vault-level door.

Her gaze lingered on their clasped hands for a moment before she turned around and said, "Young Master Mu, Miss Xia, please come with me. I'll take you to the airport."

Although Tokyo is the stronghold of the Snake Clan, the protective force that Genjiro arranged for Natsuki was by no means weak.

A convoy of seven or eight vehicles slowly drove away from Genji Heavy Industries after Natsuki and Erii got into the central vehicle.

Xia Mu looked at the fleeting scenery outside the window, thinking about today's plans, and unconsciously tried to pull her right hand back.

But suddenly she was grabbed tightly.

He snapped out of his thoughts, turned his head, and saw a pair of large, anxious eyes.

Erii held his right hand tightly and didn't let go.

Xia Mu glanced at Sakura in front of him, but swallowed back the words of comfort that were on the tip of his tongue.

However, once the train of thought is brought back from the chaotic places, it is inevitable to focus on the hands.

Xia Mu's mind was in turmoil.

Erii's hands were small and soft, with slightly cool skin, pressed tightly against his palms and the backs of his hands.

He bent his five fingers slightly and wedged them between her tiny fingers.

Erii's gaze shifted from the window back to her own hands, a strange and indescribable feeling washing over her.

She didn't understand what ambiguity was, nor did she know that holding hands was the most important part of the ambiguous period.

She only knew that her body couldn't be seen by men, nor could she touch men casually, and then... only one person was allowed to touch her.

When it comes to physical contact, once you have feelings in your mind, your body will feel even more.

She held Xia Mu's right hand, interlocked her left hand with his fingers one by one, and placed her right hand on the back of Xia Mu's hand, touching his ten intertwined fingers from the outside, forming a magical... fifteen-finger interlocking state.

Xia Mu watched her silently the whole time. When she tightly grasped his right hand with both of her hands, a huge sense of being relied upon and satisfaction welled up in his heart.

It was so wonderful that Natsuki felt an overwhelming sense of closeness to Erii.

If Sakura hadn't been driving and constantly checking on them through the rearview mirror, their contact might have gone even further, since these things tend to progress in a spiral.

"Mumu, I'm a little hot..."

Erii suddenly said in a low voice.

Xia Mu's gaze shifted from their hands to her cheek, and his heart skipped a beat.

A faint blush rose on her fair, almost translucent face, like a touch of crimson on the first snow, making her incomparably beautiful.

"you…"

Xia Mu opened his mouth.

He realized she was shy.

"I'll open the window a little."

He abruptly pulled his right hand out and controlled the car window to roll down.

Actually, he was a little hot too…

Chapter 46 Serious Popular Science

"Do whatever you want, you can pretend I don't exist."

Sakura's voice suddenly came from ahead.

She freed her right hand and turned the center rearview mirror in a different direction to indicate that she couldn't see it.

Xia Mu looked at the scenery rushing past the window and pretended not to hear.

Erii blinked her big eyes, leaned closer to him, their shoulders touching, and asked softly, "Mumu, what did she mean?"

"I don't know..."

Xia Mu pretended to be oblivious, maintaining her persona.

"Oh…"

Erii nodded cutely, and then secretly (openly) grabbed his right hand with both hands.

Fifteen fingers interlocked.

Although she didn't understand what ambiguity was, she knew she liked this feeling.

Liking something means taking from it. She liked it, so she continued to take from it, following her feelings.

"Holding hands, hugging, kissing—don't couples do all those things? Besides, you're saying goodbye now, why don't you make the most of this time?" Sakura quietly urged.

Erii's forehead lit up like a lightbulb: "Mumu, what is kissing?"

Xia Mu's eye twitched, and in order to maintain her persona, she could only whisper, "I don't know either."

"I will teach you."

Sakura drove with one hand and took out her phone with the other. She enthusiastically selected a video from her photo album and handed it to the back seat: "Take this and study it."

Xia Mu took it and almost couldn't help but scold her.

Why would a female ninja like you have kissing tutorial videos saved in her phone's photo album? Are there other indescribable tutorial videos too?

Erii curiously leaned her head close to him, almost resting it on his shoulder.

The video doesn't show a straightforward, clean-up action, but rather a set of theoretical outputs that are coordinated with the movements.

"Preparing for a kiss involves two aspects: First, maintaining fresh breath. Brush your teeth before the date, and use chewing gum or mints to clean your mouth after meals. Also, never chew gum before kissing; it's very impolite to kiss with something in your mouth!"

Erii looked a little troubled: "I brushed my teeth, but I didn't eat any chewing gum or mints after breakfast."

"Second, moisten your lips. Gently lick your lips with your tongue until they are slightly moist. This will make kissing smoother and enhance the experience! A reminder: never use lip gloss or lipstick, as the sticky texture will ruin your kiss."

Erii stuck out her pink little tongue and gently rubbed it in circles on her lips before saying to Natsuki, "I'm not wearing lipstick."

Xia Mu: "..."

"Next comes the real kissing step!"

The woman in the video exclaimed excitedly, "There are only a few steps, let's all learn together!"

"The first step is posture. As you slowly move closer to each other, tilt your head slightly to the left or right. Whichever side your partner's head is tilting, tilt your head in the opposite direction. Don't tilt your heads to the same side, or your noses will bump into each other!"

"The second step is to close your eyes. Just before your lips touch, close your eyes; this will avoid the awkwardness of looking directly at each other and also create endless room for imagination."

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"The third step is to close your lips. A tender kiss lets the other person know your boundaries, which is suitable for a first kiss."

"Fourth step, slightly part your lips."

"Finally, the position of your hands. Although the lips are the main focus of a kiss, the rest of your body should also coordinate for a perfect kiss! Pay attention to the position of your hands while kissing; don't just leave them hanging idly at your sides."

"The position of your hands can vary depending on the situation. For example, you can place them on the other person's waist, wrap them around their back, gently press them against their face, wrap them around their neck, gently grasp their arm, gently tug at their hair with your fingers, or hold their hand."

"That's the basic knowledge of kissing, everyone should give it a try!"

The vivid and engaging animation began to play.

Xia Mu couldn't help but remark, "This is really like popular science..."

But then a girl's sweet fragrance wafted towards me.

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